Karachi, Oct 27: Despite fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s dismal performances in the ongoing domestic tournament Pentangular Cup and the Twenty20 event in Toronto earlier this month, the country’s chief selector Saleem Jaffer, himself a former pacer, has exuded confidence in the ‘Rawalpindi Express’ saying he was pushing hard to get back into the team, and that the selectors would give him enough time to regain the lost form.
Melbourne, October 27: Aussie leg spinner Shane Warne is unsure whether he will attend the premiere of a musical chronicling his cricket career because its creator did not ask him for his approval.
He insisted that the makers of Shane Warne: The Musical should have consulted him about the title or subject.
"I''m disappointed that they can do a musical,'''' news. com. au quoted him as saying during an appearance at the MCG.
Sydney, Oct 27: Cricket Australia (CA) might plan to go back to its cricketing roots, by inculcating the sporting techniques among the Aborigines, as the first Australian cricket team to tour overseas was a side made up of Aborigines which toured England between May and October 1868, winning 14, losing 14 and drawing 19 matches.
The first tour by an official Australian team did not occur until 1878.
In a bid to popularise the sport among the local communities, CA may consider introducing special competitions to improve their small participation rate in the sport.
New Delhi, Oct 25: Australian team’s opening batsman Matthew Hayden on Sunday said that they would fight back in the third Test Match at Ferozeshah Kotla ground in New Delhi.
New Delhi, Oct 26 : Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been presented with the ICC ODI Championship shield following his team’s move to the top of the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table.
Australia, which slipped behind South Africa into second place just before the 1 April cut-off following the Proteas’ 3-0 victory over Bangladesh, had regained the top spot after defeating the West Indies in the opening game of the five-match ODI series in St Vincent in June.
Cricketer Harbhajan Singh displayed his disapproval of Gilchrist’s comment on Sachin by lashing out at him in media.
“He should not be talking about Sachin. It is all rubbish," Harbhajan told the leading newspaper, the Age. "We don’t respect him. He pretends to be a saint and people say he walks when he nicks, but why did he appeal when batsmen don't nick?”
“He always changes his mind according to a situation.” added Harbhajan.